You may think it weird for someone to take photos of sportsgrounds, but I love it!
An occasional view of a few I've seen.
"I like visiting grounds; I'm NOT a groundhopper!" (Who am I trying to kid!)

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Dorking Wanderers

Dorking Wanderers are a Sussex County League Division Two side, who I saw as the second part of a 'double' on Christmas Eve 2011. A homely ground, clearly a 'labour of love', everythin made of wood! They have just got planning permission for floodlights, so they could move up a division or two in the next few years. Another larger than normal crowd here, as groundhoppers converged from far & wide. Programmes sold out by the time I arrived, but fortunately a Worthing supporting mate gave me his copy. Happy days! ;-)

The ground is through this narrow car park approach, from the main road.

This is the game I am here for.

Other football & cricket is played on the outer pitches, the main ground being enclosed, by the railway line.

The Old Dorkinians pitch, outside the main ground.

The admission shed.

Just inside, looking back at more people coming in.

We are at the corner of the pitch, looking down the side, is there a tighter one anywhere in non-league football?

The same spot, turning a little, first corner flag shot, over to the main side, with a bit of cover, & the dugouts.

Welcome:

I like taking photos, and have a very basic digital camera. Since the middle of the 2006/07 season I have been taking snaps and saving them to disc, mixed in with many other non-football photos. I am gradually sorting them out, and publishing them on here.

Don't expect them every week, and there will be a few that are not football grounds, but you are all welcome to come back and look in, as well as adding any comments that you might want to.